I've been selected for a pat down at airport security in Sharjah and Dubai because of an underwire bra - they DO set off alarms depending on the sensitivity of the equipment.


Journalists who are regularly subjected to metal detectors (as they are presumably in Israel should be well aware of this) and select undergarments accordingly). 


I didn't and don't consider this to be embarrassing or humiliating - it's a security measure, one that protects me too (if someone else IS a terrorist trying to get past security).


Poor little girls. NOT! If you're embarrassed by the piece of clothing you wear, you've got other psychological problems that need to be addressed.